Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox

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From: hggfj (uyjh_at_hjjh.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:36:58 GMT

Ineed some help as im new to this os ....i just ordered this computer
and i want to run it though my xbox ...this is my first question...can i
just run a rj-45 cable from my Integrated Gigabit Ethernet card or im i
going to need a router..if i need a router what are some good ones...
question 2 ... this computer doesnt have a tv tuner card do i need this
...if so what ones work best...this computer is a big upgrade from my p3
450 ...i want to do this right the 1st time thats why i need your
help...ps i dont want to go wireless....thanks for any help you can give
me

Dimension 8400, Pentium 4 Processor 530 with HT Technology (3.00GHz, 800
FSB)
Hard Drive 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz (2x256M)
 
Keyboard Dell Quietkey Keyboard
 
Mouse Dell 2-button scroll mouse
 
Video Card 256MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
 
CD ROM/DVD ROM First Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer
write capability

Second Drive: 16x DVD/48x CD Reader

 
Floppy Drive No Floppy Drive Included
 
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
 
Sound Card Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
 
Network Interface Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
 
Modem No modem included
 
Document Management Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
 
Productivity Software WordPerfect, Powerful Word Processing
 
Digital Music Dell Jukebox - easy-to-use music player and CD burning
software
 
Digital Photography Paint Shop Pro Studio trial, Photo Album Starter
Edition
 
Dial-up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
 
Dell Media Experience Dell Media Experience
 
Monitor 17" Dell 173FP LCD Monitor Brand New Sealed.
 

Drive Bays

Externally available: Two 3.5-inch bays for an optional floppy or user
customization

Two 5.25" for CD, CD-RW, DVD or combination drive

Internally accessible: Two 3.5-inch bays for hard drives

I/O Ports

Externally accessible Serial: One 9-pin serial port

Parallel: One parallel port

Video: One VGA connector

Keyboard: One 6-pin mini-DIN connector (or use USB connection)

Mouse: One 6-pin mini-DIN connector (or use USB connection)

USB: 8 USB 2.0 ports - 2 front/6 back

Headphone: 1 front headphone jack

5.1 Channel Audio: 5 miniature jacks for line in, line out (front, rear
and center) and microphone

Network: Integrated Gigabit Ethernet

Relevant Pages

  • Re: OT: I gave in
    ... After getting apples to apples quotes at the Dell store, ... Two 3.5 inch bays and two 5.25 inch bay ... Two 3.5 inch bays for hard drives ... VGA connector, 1 DVI connector ...
    (rec.boats)
  • Re: Zip drive connected to second connector on hard drive
    ... Your link for the cable is only a two connector cable. ... >>> It appears that Dell suggested adding the new HD on the primary channel ... >>> Double check the jumper positions and all cables before powering on. ... >>> click on a setting to tell the BIOS to redetect the drives. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Optiplex 755 adding 2nd hard drive
    ... My DELL Optiplex came with 3 SATA devices: 200 GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM, drive and a DVD-RW drive. ... Since DELL sold the machines configured with 2 hard drives and 2 optical devices, ... There is a 4th connector but is labeled for e-SATA. ... I "chatted" with DELL support and was told to enable the e-SATA connector int eh BIOS. ...
    (alt.sys.pc-clone.dell)
  • Re: Dell Dimension 8300 CD-RW Drive?
    ... a CD-RW bought from Dell, except the expensive sticker with Dell part number on ... And do they all have the same cable connector? ... suppliers of these drives, and they are also quite good. ...
    (alt.sys.pc-clone.dell)
  • Re: 160 Gb drive in a removable caddy give "disk error press ctrl alt del" on boot
    ... removable tray housing a HDD -- that's right, ... if so, you're working with only a single mobile rack, right? ... connected to your Primary IDE connector on the motherboard, ... The full capacity has always been seen of all drives it is just a boot ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)